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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

January 16, 2007 Heavy Snow

 

 

A winter storm moving across the area Tuesday evening and overnight resulted in significant snowfall across portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, the Trans-Pecos Region, and the Permian Basin.

The graphic below shows the total snow accumulations from yesterday evening and overnight.

 

 

Morning reports from across the area also indicated that Interstate 10 was closed from Fort Stockton to San Antonio.  Highway 90 was closed from the eastern Terrell County line to Del Rio.  Highway 67 was closed from Marfa to Presidio.  Hazardous driving conditions were also noted along the Loving and Winkler County line.